Dan Sickles Albumen

Napoleon Sarony (March 9, 1821 – November 9, 1896) was an
American lithographer and photographer. He was a highly popular portrait
photographer, best known for his portraits of the stars of late-19th-century
American theater. His son, Otto Sarony, continued the family business as a
theater and film star photographer.

General Daniel E. Sickles Personal Hand Autographed Check -
Original check written and signed by battle of Gettysburg Medal of Honor
recipient Sickles.

As an antebellum New York politician, Sickles was involved
in a number of public scandals, most notably the killing of his wife’s lover,
Philip Barton Key II, son of Francis Scott Key.[2] He was acquitted with the
first use of temporary insanity as a legal defense in U.S. history.

Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, Sickles
became one of the war’s most prominent political generals, recruiting the New
York regiments that became known as the Excelsior Brigade in the Army of the
Potomac. Despite his lack of military experience, he served competently as a
brigade, division, and corps commander in some of the early Eastern campaigns.
His military career ended at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, after he
insubordinately moved his III Corps to a position where it was virtually
destroyed. He left the battle with an amputated leg, struck by cannon fire, and
was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. He devoted considerable
effort to establishing his role in achieving the Gettysburg victory, writing
articles and testifying before Congress in a manner that denigrated the
intentions and actions of the army commander, Major General George G. Meade. After
the war, Sickles commanded military districts during Reconstruction, served as
U.S. Minister to Spain, and eventually returned to Congress, where he made
important legislative contributions for the preservation of the Gettysburg
battlefield.